The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-10
THROUGH THE STATE,
Accidents and Incidents In West Virgin
and Vicinity

Auoiuouts ahu incidents IN West Virginia
md Vicinity.
A brick NJ. E. church in Wayne county.
was destroyed by fire; cause, a defective
aue. 80
The large warehouse OF g. L Rarnhart,
at DufliPlds, with all its contoa,s, has been
destroyed by Gre. ~
a Ie.ition Ia being circulated in Dod-
dfidge County addressed to Governor Will
son asking him TO pardon Little Bill Kin
ney now serving term In the peniten-
tl"ry as an accessory in the murder of the
Doyle family. : ;e.s Z
Hon: Henry s. Walker, Secretary OF
State, slipped on an icy pavement one day
last week and injured his knee so badly
that lie is barely able to get about alter
having been confined 10 his residance for
several days. 7,
The Wayne County Advocate has changed
its name to the Ners. Tho only reason as
signed ls that it ia thought to be more ap-
propriate. 1t is Editor MansfeId's inten-
ton to make his paper a newspaper in
every sense Of the word. -.5'-'=-;;@,.
William Roach, OF Sonora, O., brakeman
on freight No. 81. while running down the
grade west OF Barnesville, o., Saturday
evening, slipped and fell off the top OF the
car and crushed his skull. He died at 0
P. NJ. after an hour Of intense suffering.
1T is now almost certain that Steuben-
vile vii! have street railway in very
short time. The town has also grown
large enough and does sufficient business
through lss postotHce to secure the free
carrier system and is very happy over the
fact. III, -
Prof. T. Marcellus Marshsll, formerly
editor Of the Glenville Gilmeri.s, at pres
ent missionary in New Mexico, waa re-,
Gently attacked by the Mexicans and af-
Ter brutally beating him and pulling out
his long hair they left him for dead. He
Is now in fair way for recovery.
The South Branch {ntelniqencer PROPOSES
novel scheme in connection with the
Senatorial fight. 1t ia that there be eau.
Gus or conference Of successful and nm.
successful Democratic candidates for the
Legislature at the last election, and that
the choice Of this caucus be elected by the
Democratic majority. In this way all fac.
tions and counties would have say.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Mehen, Of Park.
eysbulg. visited Petroleum last week and
attached the properly OF, 8. Woodward,
formerly a well known citizen and oil
dealer, at tho suit Of W. @. Stiles, jr. Mr..
Woodward is now living in New York,
and being a nonresident, the suit was
brought in the U. s. circuit court. The
property levied on consists OF oil wells,
leases. fixtures, cooper chop. barrels and
quite a lot Of miscellany. The amount
claimed by plaintiff is about s. 900.
Huntington has been all torn up over
scandal caused by the elopement OF Mrs.
]. F. Whitaker with w. b. Griffin, an
employe at the Ensign Car Works and a
medical student under DR.. A. J.. Boards.
ley. Whitaker is q sign painter and he
and his vile have lived there about three
years. He has always been o steady
worker, devoting nearly all that he made
to the comfortable maintenance OF his
family, and as his domestic relations wero
apparently the most pleasant, the surprise
was Increased when It was learned that
bis young wife had ioraaken him and an
interesting little daughter OF 6 years, and
skipped with Griffin, an acquaintance OF
about three months. ras gJ5ef "